Here are a few meaningful moments scheduled to take place during the next week.

Saturday, September 10, 2022

Kings and Queen of Folk: Swann Middle School’s Director of Orchestras and Modern Music will perform at the North Carolina Folk Festival. Ryan Mack and his band, “The Zinc Kings” won 2^nd place at the event’s “Not Your Average Folk Contest.” The group, which also features Academy at Lincoln music teacher Dr. Christen Blanton, will open the Lawn Stage near First National Bank Field at 12:15 pm.

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Economics and Financial Literacy Lecture: Representative Ashton Clemmons will visit Greensboro College Middle College to speak to students. The General Assembly, in Section 2 of Session Law 2019-82, required the State Board of Education to set a full-credit course focused solely on Economics and Personal Finance (EPF) as a high school graduation requirement. 

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Celebration of Excellence: When the confetti falls, who will be standing at the podium as the new GCS Teacher of the Year? Find out at Celebration of Excellence, on Thursday, Sept. 15, at Eastern High, 415 Peeden Drive. The party starts at 5 p.m. with food, music, cheerleaders and paparazzi along the red carpet. Join in the spirit parade at 5:30, then head to the auditorium for the 6 p.m. program, where we will announce the winners of seven awards.

Free SAT/ACT Prep Class: Upperclassmen and their families are beginning to think about life after high school. Shift_ed is providing a resource to ensure students have a better chance at getting into their dream schools. From 6:00 – 7:30 p, the organization will hold a free virtual sat and act prep class. Families can register at www.shift-ed.org/opportunities.

Exceptional Children Services Open House: Families have an opportunity to meet leaders of the Guilford County Schools EC Leadership team. The department is holding an open house to teach families how it supports students and schools. From 5:30 to 6:30pm  Families will have a chance to meet with other parents and stakeholders. To register and learn more, contact Jacqui Hawkins at [email protected] or call 336-370-8355.

Saturday, September 17, 2022

Hiring Fair: Guilford County Schools (GCS) is looking for candidates to join its operations team.

GCS is holding a job fair for people interested in jobs in its transportation, maintenance, building services and school nutrition departments. Candidates can learn more about the district’s competitive pay and great benefits like the $1,000 per month attendance bonus for bus drivers. From 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, participants will also have the opportunity to interview for positions on the spot. Applicants are encouraged to bring their resume to the GCS Bus Garage at 131 Franklin Blvd. in Greensboro.

Helpful Information for Families

The federal program covering the costs of school meals has ended. Families will now need to apply online to receive free meals by visiting www.lunchapplication.com. Lastly, the Here Comes the Bus app will launch on August 29. For important information about going back to school, click here. 

We want to make sure every student is safe and healthy. Unfortunately, the World Health Organization estimates that 25 million students have missed routine vaccinations due to the pandemic. The state of North Carolina requires 7^th graders have one dose of their Tdap and MCV vaccine and 12^th graders to have an MCV booster dose within 30 days of the start of the school year or risk exclusion. Immunizations can be obtained by visiting your primary health care provider or by visiting the Guilford County Department of Public Health.

Call 336-641-3245 Appointments are strongly encouraged?.